Brief and Straightforward Guide: Can You Really Get a DUI on a Horse or Bicycle
One of the most controversial aspects of a DUI stop by a police officer involve the Field Sobriety Tests (FSTs)
DUI Laws in California can be very tough and expensive if you are caught drinking and driving.
2 posts – 2 authors – Last post: 19 Jul 2006Legal Help For Drunk Driving Charges.
www.ehlinelaw.com 888.400.9721 toll free: The absorptive phase of alcohol ingestion is completed before the time of testing is the major presumption of the Breathalyzer machine. A DUI defendant can make the argument that the defendant was not legally drunk at the time of the stop. He can argue that he was not driving when his blood finally rose to a .08 or higher. The prosecutor will argue just the opposite, that the blood level of alcohol was lowering and that is why you tested at less than a .08. Thus the argument is made that the blood-alcohol concentration was falling at the time of testing – and, therefore, that the level was higher at the time of driving. Even then, the argument by the prosecutor that the DUI defendant’s blood alcohol (BAC) was falling is not scientifically sound to support greater impairment. At least one DUI expert concludes that alcohol impairment is worst when the blood is rising and not falling. So faling blood means less impairment. But you need expert DUI attorneys to make this happen and get the right experts should the case need to be tried. Call Ehline Law, Los Angeles DUI lawyers at 888.400.9721.Is it safe to drive while under the influence of marijuana Is it safer than driving drunk
Hi sweethearts.
Is driving while high more dangerous than driving while drunk
I am contlimpating going to mcDonalds but I donnn’t know..
Is it safe to drive How about those tight drive through corners
Hope you drove got caught and lost your license.
Hope know one was injured.
This is at the very most a “MIC” Minor in consumption as I, the defendant, was not driving. My attorney advised me to have a trial by judge. I used the law offices of Chris Hoover and lost! Upon appeal I discovered that my attorney never filed a “Notice of Appeal” and so the Notice was less then 15 days late and only needed rule 26.3 Extension Motion. As a Student and a person qualified for a court appointed attorney, the judge denied my request for court appointed attorney even though I qualify because of my low income. NEED HELP WITH APPEAL 1 – The cop lied about the girls age – she was 21 not 16 – this was admitted in court and in the transcript. 2 – Cop failed to turn off his emergency lights for HGN test. 3 – I admitted to driving – I never said when I drove 4 – I had not drunk anything until after I drove – the driving came first so I was sober when I was driving and I did the tests just fine – The cop said so himself in the video 5 – I was inside drinking at my friend’s house when the cops arrived. 6 – In trial the prosecutor never once used the words DWI in trial.michigan drunk driving laws
is drunk driving a mistomeenor on michigan
First off let me thank Carlos for citing my page! That’s so cool!
A first and second time Michigan drunk driving offense are both misdemeanors as well as a “zero tolerance” for underage drinking and driving. A first offense with a minor child in the car is also a misdemeanor. The penalties for OWI (which stands for operating while intoxicated) or the lesser included offense of operating while impaired range from no jail for a zero tolerance violation to 93 days in jail for OWI or OWVI 1st and up to one year for OWI 2nd. A second offense within 7 years carries a mandatory five days in jail.
A second offense with a minor child in the car a third drunk driving conviction within 10 years or a drunk driving accident involving serious injuries or a fatality are felonies. The penalties with these felonies range from as little as 30 days in jail up to 20 years.
Your best bet is to hire an attorney from the National College for DUI Defense if you can afford to do so. At last count there were ten in the state but they are amongst the best drunk driving defense attorneys around. If you have additional questions feel free to browse the information on my site which covers Michigan DWI issues in depth.
www.crimefreeaz.com Cops patrol the streets looking for drunk drivers.I am being charged with driving under the influence of drugs
What will happen to me.
The drug was prescribed by my doctor and he said it was safe to drive with it. But the drug made me tired and I pulled over to the side of the road to rest. The police came over and charged me with being under the influence of drugs.
This has happen before
“SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the one-year driver’s license suspension handed to a 16-year-old motorist police pulled over after she allegedly ingested a capful of cough medicine to battle a cold.
The justices upheld a 1993 California law in which motorists under 21 automatically lose driving privileges for a year even if a trace amount of alcohol is detected in their blood. The outcome also clarified for the first time that the source of alcohol does not have to be adult beverages.
The motorist’s attorney argued that the zero-tolerance law was aimed at minors drinking alcoholic beverages not those legitimately taking cough syrup — in this case allegedly a small amount of cough medicine that was 26 percent alcohol.
”It is our position the Legislature never intended to yank a kid’s license for a year simply for taking a normal dose of cough medicine for a cold” said Paul Burgin the attorney for Karli Bobus a Novato girl who was 16 when pulled over in 2002.
An appeals court while questioning whether Bobus was telling the truth about what she drank upheld Bobus’ license suspension in January. The 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco ruled that ”a minor can maim or kill if they drank cough syrup or if they drank beer.”
Bobus appealed that decision to California’s seven justices who upheld the suspension without comment.
The California Highway Patrol reported that Bobus now 18 measured a 0.022 percent blood-alcohol level the equivalent of roughly one beer’s worth of alcohol.
The CHP said she was swerving and stuttering. She was not prosecuted for drunken driving which usually requires a blood-alcohol level of about 0.08 percent.
Citing the appellate court’s ruling state prosecutors urged the Supreme Court to uphold Bobus’ license suspension.
”The Supreme Court considered the appeals court opinion and decided it was well written and correct” said Deputy Attorney General Raymond Hamilton.
Burgin meanwhile said Bobus’ automobile insurance rates have skyrocketed.
Under the appellate court’s decision Burgin said it could logically be argued that minors could be charged for illegally possessing alcohol simply by having a bottle of cough medicine and that adults could violate open container laws when driving with an opened bottle of cough medicine.
The case is Bobus v. Department of Motor Vehicles S131323.”
An article that tells of a drunk driving case in which the defendant was acquitted due to an officer not being qualified to give a breath test.
DUI Laws in the United States. Each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia has laws that prohibit driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of.
Los Angeles and Orange County DUI Defense Attorney Nigel Witham explains why it is imperative you hire an attorney to help you through the DUI process. Gold and Witham, Attorneys at Law handle all Drunk Driving and Driving Under the Influence cases including DUI, Felony DUI, DUI Auto Accidents, DMV Hearings, Multiple DUIs, Drugs and Expungements. You can contact Mr. Witham at www.WeDoDUI.com or by calling (877) We-Do-DUI.attorney !!!!!!!!!!
These are from a book called “Disorder in the American Courts” and are things people actually said in court word for word taken down and now published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.
ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning
WITNESS: He said “Where am I Cathy”
ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you
WITNESS: My name is Susan!
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ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
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ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active
WITNESS: No I just lie there.
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis does it affect your memory at all
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget Can you give us an example of something you forgot
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ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo
WITNESS: We both do.
ATTORNEY: Voodoo
WITNESS: We do.
ATTORNEY: You do
WITNESS: Yes voodoo.
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ATTORNEY: Now doctor isn’t it true that when a person dies in his sleep he doesn’t know about it until the next morning
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam
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ATTORNEY: The youngest son the twenty-year-old how old is he
WITNESS: Uh he’s twenty.
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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken
WITNESS: Are you shittin’ me
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ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time
WITNESS: Uh…. I was gettin’ laid!
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ATTORNEY: She had three children right
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls
WITNESS: Are you shittin’ me Your Honor I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney
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ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated
WITNESS: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it
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ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female
WITNESS: Guess.
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ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney
WITNESS: No this is how I dress when I go to work.
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ATTORNEY: Doctor how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people
WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like to rephrase that
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ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral OK What school did you go to
WITNESS: Oral.
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ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time
WITNESS: No he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!
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ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample
WITNESS: Huh….are you qualified to ask that question
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ATTORNEY: Doctor before you performed the autopsy did you check for a pulse
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure Doctor
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see but could the patient have still been alive nevertheless
WITNESS: Yes it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.
good one…..excellent
very funny ….. loved it …..gave me a good laugh
…..good job…..keep up the good ones
Discusses the specific skills required to defend a DUI/DWI case why this is different from other cases and how to go about finding an.
How to Appeal a DUI Conviction. If you want to remove a DUI conviction from your record or perhaps fight for lighter sentencing you may want to appeal.
Dr. Breathalyzers and Government Lies – Los Angeles DUI Attorneys – San Francisco DUI Attorneys – San Diego DUI Attorneys – Orange County DUI AttorneysWhy does the U.S has a high legal drinking age but lax drunk driving laws compared to other countries
If I am able to die for this country at the age of 18 then I should be able to drink a glass of wine. I am not talking about getting drink and driving a car I am talking about walking to the bar and ordering a beer.
I am an individual and not a statistic
Because there are liberals who want to control everything you do and the irrational religious groups that think because it feels good its a sin and we must make laws against sin ( never figured out why either of them dont shut up and mind their business I dont tell them not to drink soda). And because alot of young people are stupid they think that the only point of alcohol is to get drunk (alot of Americans over 21 think like that unfortunately we are a great country but we have the largest amount of idiots IMHO). It should be lowered and I believe that would cut down on alot of drinking deaths. Its also the fact that all politicians are over 21 and just want to stick it to young people (alot of older people hate young people for some reason).
I got a question for you guys to just think over though. Why is the penalty for underage drinking harsher than the penalty for DUI (my state the menalty for minor in possession is 6 months in jail and the penalty for drunk driving is 72 hours in jail for the first offense)
